Politics

"Wearing hijab will protect Muslim women from getting raped": K'taka MLA Zameer Ahmed Khan

Karnataka Congress MLA B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan stirred a controversy here on Sunday by stating that incidents of rape are on high in India and wearing hijab will protect Muslim women from getting raped in the country.

Feb 14, 2022

KCR fires another Sunday salvo: Takes Congress-friendly stance, defends Rahul Gandhi

Hinting a major shift in his stance towards Congress, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday said all forces have to unite to shunt out the BJP and defended Rahul Gandhi hinting at friendly stance

Feb 14, 2022

Voter turnout at 5% in Uttarakhand in first 2 hrs; BJP, Congress remain main contenders

Voters can exercise their franchise till 6 pm. A total of 11,697 booths have been set up for voting, out of these, 776 booths are critical and 1050 booths are vulnerable.

Feb 14, 2022

K'taka schools to reopen from Monday; CM warns trouble makers [details]

Amid hijab row, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday warned trouble makers of legal action as schools up to class 10 are reopening from Monday.

Feb 13, 2022

KCR demands BJP to sack Assam CM, here's why

What Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said about Rahul Gandhi's birth in Uttarakhand reverberated in Telangana with its CM KCR deploring the remarks and demanding BJP to sack him

Feb 12, 2022

As Charanjit Singh Channi takes oath as Punjab CM, infighting erupts in Congress

Rift in Punjab Cong intensified amid election campaigning [details]

Party MPs question criteria adopted for distribution of tickets. Lok Sabha member attacks Punjab incharge Harish Chaudhary for mess in party.

Feb 12, 2022

Jaishankar terms US religious ambassador's remarks on Hijab ban as "Unwanted" [Details]

Dr S. Jaishankar, India's minister of external affairs on Saturday said the US religious ambassador's remarks on hijab ban are "motivated comments" and amounts to interering in India's internal matters

Feb 12, 2022

Ramdas Athawale spell-checks Shashi Tharoor's tweet

"Go Corona Go" fame Ramdas Athawale schools Shashi Tharoor on "Bydget" jibe; see how

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and Union Minister Ramdas Athawale had an unexpected exchange of words on Twitter, which left netizens both amused and startled.

Feb 11, 2022

Hijab Row: No religious symbols allowed inside colleges, says K'taka HC in interim order

The Karnataka High Court, hearing the hijab row, on Thursday ordered that no religious symbols are allowed for the students until its final order

Feb 10, 2022

Hijab row: RSS Muslim wing supports Muskan, says "purdah" part of Indian culture

In a significant move, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has come out in support of the Karnataka student, Bibi Muskan Khan, who shot to prominence during hijab protests, and said that hijab or 'pardah' is also part of Indian culture.

Feb 10, 2022

K'taka hijab row: Muslim girl students protest outside B'luru college

Prohibitory orders clamped in Bengaluru as Hijab row escalates

The Karnataka state government has made it very clear that there will be no entry of students who do not shun hijab, or saffron shawls to schools.

Feb 9, 2022

Hijab row turns violent in K'taka; stone pelting, lathi-charge incidents reported.

Hijab row update: Tense situation continues in Karnataka, 15 held for violence

Tense situation continued in Karnataka in the backdrop of incidents of violence reported due to the hijab row. The police have arrested 15 persons so far.

Feb 9, 2022

Dev D's Paro, Mahie gill joins BJP, as does Hobby Dhaliwal; but do actors make good politicians [details]

Like each election year, the debate over whether actors make good politicians continues. Of the total 19 actor MPs in the 16th Lok Sabha, most had low attendance in Parliament but depicted better utilisation of MPLADS funds.

Feb 7, 2022

Ahead of Punjab elections, Dera Baba Ram Rahim gets 21-day furlough

Just ahead of the Punjab polls, self-styled jailed godman and Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is undergoing a 20-year sentence for raping his two disciples, was granted furlough for 21 days on Monday by the BJP-led Haryana government to meet his family members in Gurugram.

Feb 7, 2022

UP Elections: Chandra Shekhar Aazad hopes to be the kingmaker (Interview)

Azad Samaj Party President Chandra Shekhar Aazad is contesting against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath from the Goarakhpur Assembly seat. Aazad is confident of his win and his party becoming the kingmaker.

Feb 7, 2022

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Politics

"Wearing hijab will protect Muslim women from getting raped": K'taka MLA Zameer Ahmed Khan

KCR fires another Sunday salvo: Takes Congress-friendly stance, defends Rahul Gandhi

Voter turnout at 5% in Uttarakhand in first 2 hrs; BJP, Congress remain main contenders

K'taka schools to reopen from Monday; CM warns trouble makers [details]

KCR demands BJP to sack Assam CM, here's why

Rift in Punjab Cong intensified amid election campaigning [details]

Jaishankar terms US religious ambassador's remarks on Hijab ban as "Unwanted" [Details]

"Go Corona Go" fame Ramdas Athawale schools Shashi Tharoor on "Bydget" jibe; see how

Hijab Row: No religious symbols allowed inside colleges, says K'taka HC in interim order

Hijab row: RSS Muslim wing supports Muskan, says "purdah" part of Indian culture

Prohibitory orders clamped in Bengaluru as Hijab row escalates

Hijab row update: Tense situation continues in Karnataka, 15 held for violence

Dev D's Paro, Mahie gill joins BJP, as does Hobby Dhaliwal; but do actors make good politicians [details]

Ahead of Punjab elections, Dera Baba Ram Rahim gets 21-day furlough

UP Elections: Chandra Shekhar Aazad hopes to be the kingmaker (Interview)

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

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